Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-04-27
THE COURIER.
WEDNESDAY,. APRIL n. 1887.


WEDNESDAY, APRIL n, 1887.
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.
Cheyer Blair has removed his barn,
north of Thornton store to the mill
grounds.
John Cole we'll known and well
liked in Elk Point came over from
Ponca Tuesday.
Dist. Attorney Wallace is now
busily engaged in extensively repair
inc his house on franklin street.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Freeman and
Miss Julia spent Sunday in Sioux
City the guests of w. II. Livingston.
Mrs. John Minis has so far recov-
cred from her serious attack OF
rheumatism as to be up and about
again.
Chas. Hawthorne esq. of Wiscon-
sin has been in the city several days
visiting his brother-in.law, J. ii.
Bryan.
Street Commissioners B. F. Crum
has put in a new and much needed
crossing across Court Street on the
north side of Main Street.
w. A. Woolhiser formerly an old
resident of Elk Point, died at his
home in Sioux City last Thursday
and was buried Sunday.
Judge Mangan, we are glad to an
nounce, has purchased the Schaetzel
property on Douglas street and will
move his family to Elk Point.
Miss May Ogburn, we'll known to
young society people Of this place,
was married to Mr.. Ed. Harstad at
Sioux City, Saturday, April, 23rd.
G.. H.. Walworth, formerly Elk
Points rattling banker, came down
from Pierre Monday night and is
spending a few days with old friends.
Chas. Garfield shot and killed two
very large pelicans n evening dur
ing the early part of the week. They
measured eight feet from tip to tip.
The Sunday School Concert at the
Nj. f. Church Sunday evening was
largely attended and the exercises
spoken very favorably of by those
in attendance.
The monthly meeting of the VIC.
T. u. viii be held i'm Miss Williams
room, at the school house, on Friday
April 26th, at 4 o'clock p. NJ. All
are invited. BY the Sec.
Ed Indy, well and tavorably re-
membered as formerly n OF elk
Points boys came up from Omaha
where he is engaged in business, on
Monday, to spend a few days with
old friends.
Albert Collins came up from his
work on the rail road in Neb., Sun
day and returned Monday evening.
He reports his work progressing
finely and all our people down there
well and happy.
The G. a. r.. boys will give a camp
fire at Calliope, Ia, on April 18th,
and invite all neighboring comrades
to attend. Supper will be furnished
for IS cts. and beds and breakfast
free to all visiting comrades.
MARRIED.-At the home of the
brides parents at Richland, April "a
by Reverend Bartholomew. Mr..
James Jeffries and Miss Laura Cham
berlain, both of this county. The
COURIER extends congratulations.
p. l.. Kelley has notified $. G.
Thornton who occupies his store bull
ding on main street that he will com
mence ~veneering and otherwise re-
pairing his building. Every n will
welcome the news as another pre-
cursor Of the coming boom.
1t must be a great deal ofsatlsfac-
ton to a man to read q newspaper
chat he refuses to subscribe to. He
generally sneaks into the home of a
man who has public spirit enough
to try and support his home paper
and insists upon reading it at his ex-
pense.-Ec-
We wish to correct the statement
made last week that Mr.. Ricard
had secured and would soon COM
mence repairing the old post Office
building. Our informant was